Team CASPI
Governance Framework
Steering Committee
Provides strategic direction, approves major decisions, and ensures alignment with UNESCO Ocean Decade, SDGs, and regional frameworks (e.g., Caspian Environmental Programme). Composed of representatives from Caspian littoral states (Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran), international organizations (e.g., UNESCO, UNEP, World Bank), academia, NGOs, and the private sector.
Meets biannually.
Regional Advisory Boards
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran.
Offers technical and policy advice, ensures stakeholder engagement, and facilitates regional cooperation. Includes scientists, policymakers, community leaders, indigenous groups, youth, and women’s organizations.
Meets quarterly.
Operational Structure
Executive Team
Oversees implementation, manages resources, and ensures coordination. Includes a Hub Director, Deputy Director, and Program Managers leading initiatives like early-warning systems, nature-based solutions, and ocean literacy.
Working Groups
Focus on research, innovation, policy, and community engagement. Groups include:
Research & Innovation: Conducts interdisciplinary research and manages pilot projects.
Policy & Governance: Integrates research into policies and supports regional agreements.
Community Engagement: Builds capacity, fosters ocean literacy, and ensures local participation.
Monitoring & Evaluation: Tracks progress and ensures accountability.
Regional Coordinators
Act as focal points in each Caspian state, facilitating stakeholder engagement, monitoring activities, and supporting capacity-building.
Collaboration Mechanisms
Digital platform
Facilitates communication, data sharing, and knowledge exchange with open-access databases and collaboration tools.
Annual Forum
Brings together stakeholders to share progress and plan future activities.
Task Forces
Address specific challenges (e.g., carbon removal, early-warning systems, nature-based solutions, ocean literacy).
Financial and Administrative Support
Finance Team
Facilitates Manages budgets, allocates resources, and ensures compliance with funding requirements.
Administrative Team
Provides logistical support, organizes events, and ensures legal compliance., data sharing, and knowledge exchange with open-access databases and collaboration tools.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
MEL Team
Develops and implements the MEL framework, collects and analyzes data, and prepares reports.
KPI's
Tracks metrics like CO2e removal, early-warning systems implemented, community engagement, data shared, and policies influenced.
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